ABC11 Durham Neighborhood Safety Tracker

Updated December 11, 2025 by the ABC11 Data Team

ABC11 is tracking crime and safety across Durham and in your neighborhood.
You can choose which crime to examine: Robberies Assaults Vehicle Thefts Burglaries Homicides Sexual Assaults Thefts

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Robberies
Last 12 months
488

Through December 30

Average Robberies
2020 to 2022
572

Yearly average

Robbery Rate
Last 12 months
171

Per 100,000 people

Average Robbery Rate
2020 to 2022
200

Per 100,000 people

Robberies over the last 12 months are down 15% compared to the annual average over the last three years, according to the latest data available from the Durham Police Department.

The city averaged 9 robberies a week over the last 12 months. In 2019, that number was 12 a week.

Robbery is generally defined by police as taking something of value from someone by force or threatening force. So while someone taking a smartphone from someone’s bag would be theft, taking it while pointing a firearm at the person would be robbery.

A closer look at Durham robberies neighborhood by neighborhood

The risk is not the same neighborhood to neighborhood. ABC11’s data team looked at the Durham Police Department’s data by neighborhood from 2019 through December 30, 2023.

The map color-codes each neighborhood by the robbery rate over the last 12 months. The three darker blues represent neighborhoods with robbery rates that are higher than the citywide rate. You can also click the box in the bottom right corner to see neighborhoods by the number of robberies.

Click on any neighborhood on the map to see detailed figures, rates and trends.

You can also search for a street name, place, landmark or zip code.